Procter stars with bat and ball as Steelbacks crush Somerset
09.08.26, 18:21 Updated 09.08.26, 21:38
Jeremy Blackmore
Luke Procter hit an excellent, well-paced 85, his highest List A score for Northamptonshire to take the Steelbacks to a crushing seven-wicket victory over Somerset in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at Wantage Road.
Procter was joined in a stand worth 136 runs in 22 overs by Nathan McSweeney who made an unbeaten 69, passing 1,500 List A runs in the process. The pair came together with the Steelbacks reeling at 10-2, but they kept well ahead of the required rate as the hosts won with 20 overs to spare.
Earlier Steelbacks spin twins Rob Keogh and Yuzi Chahal ran through Somerset’s batting line-up, skittling them for 185.
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Jeremy Blackmore is the founder and editor of The Steeler. Jeremy is a freelance cricket writer and Wantage Road regular. He has written extensively for a host of publications including The Cricketer, The Cricket Paper, Wisden Cricket Monthly and ESPNcricinfo. He also covers Northamptonshire for the ECB Reporters Network.